Jim Dunn
11-26-2007, 9:33 PM
For out 35th wedding anniversary I bought the wife a "rock" and she said I could get a band-saw. I really needed one for the rocking horse project that I am building for my granddaughters.
Really like the saw so far. Fit and finish were great. Hardly any set up needed at all.
Now for the bad news. The saw tilts like the leaning tower of pizza. Seems to be welded to it's base at an angle. The tilt is about 1" in 5'. It's not in the base cabinet, it's in the bottom of the saw where it bolts onto the base cabinet. I'll e-mail a pic or two to Rikon and let them evaluate the problem.
The saw requires a some set up for various blades and that is a little troublesome, but not too bad.
Other than the tilt of the saw the only thing that looks like it could give me trouble is the trunion. It seems to be rather small for the size and weight of the table.
Forgot to mention I used the Woodcraft $20 off card on some blades for the saw.
One of the first cutting jobs that I did was re-saw some 8" tall quartersawn white oak. The saw didn't even slow down:D.
With 13" of re-saw capacity I think I've found all the saw I'll ever need.:rolleyes: I really like the quick release on the blade tensioning and the adjustable belt tensioning design with the motor belt.
Really like the saw so far. Fit and finish were great. Hardly any set up needed at all.
Now for the bad news. The saw tilts like the leaning tower of pizza. Seems to be welded to it's base at an angle. The tilt is about 1" in 5'. It's not in the base cabinet, it's in the bottom of the saw where it bolts onto the base cabinet. I'll e-mail a pic or two to Rikon and let them evaluate the problem.
The saw requires a some set up for various blades and that is a little troublesome, but not too bad.
Other than the tilt of the saw the only thing that looks like it could give me trouble is the trunion. It seems to be rather small for the size and weight of the table.
Forgot to mention I used the Woodcraft $20 off card on some blades for the saw.
One of the first cutting jobs that I did was re-saw some 8" tall quartersawn white oak. The saw didn't even slow down:D.
With 13" of re-saw capacity I think I've found all the saw I'll ever need.:rolleyes: I really like the quick release on the blade tensioning and the adjustable belt tensioning design with the motor belt.